Side Cover

[rocketjohn]

If the cover is not seated properly, a slight tug will give it away. Not hard to check, but can be a chore to seat well.

 

[Tommy Boy]

Just stopped by the dealership. Claimed they had not heard back form Triumph. Promised to call me back today with an answer. I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Bedifferent]

Has anyone had a side cover come lose at speed? 100 mph+. It was still hanging on when I stopped for gas but it got messed up.

Before you ask, I did check it before I left for this ride. Wiped the whole bike down before I left.

Does anyone know a good paint shop that works with bikes in Oklahoma City?

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I only had one infill panel (as they call them) come off in an accident and never with just normal riding. I use a product called "Gorilla Snot" which is a tacky substance to help you hold on to your guitar pick. It's available at many musical instrument stores. Anything that increases the tack will prevent you from losing the cover. I would think a little dab of contact cement on part of the upper pins would do the best job yet still be removable. I wouldn't get carried away with with the contact cement. Make sure the grommets are good and clean with some denatured alcohol on a Q-tip also helps. I would think even using a little coating from a 3M Scotch Glue Stick would work as well because it adheres similar to that of a Post It Note. Just increase the tack and you will be good because it can't come out of the bottom pin as long as the upper pins are tacky and holding.

 

[cr0ft]

The problem with the grommets is not necessarily that they grip badly, but that it's super easy to accidentally just push them through when you hastily go to slap the side cover on. With the grommet loose or halfway loose you're in danger of losing a cover at any moment. So at the end of the day I applied tons of clear silicone to the edge of my grommets and just glued them in place with that, and also did the ziptie thing, at least then you have a solid chance of retaining the cover if it comes loose. The minimum size hole you can make in the rear post to thread a ziptie through shouldn't really affect its structural integrity much, I'm guessing. So far so good, anyway.

Also, you can buy a set of new grommets from World of Triumph if you want the exact thing (if they've dried and gone less tacky) - or for that matter go buy some extra beefy ones if you have access to a great hardware store or something (which I didn't, just couldn't find grommets that worked for it without buying the originals.)

 

[Tommy Boy]

Well I got the final word from the dealer today telling me Triumph turned down my warranty claim on my side cover.

I will call Triumph corporate tomorrow and ask them why a part the would basically nothing is worth pissing off a new customer.

I little customer service goes a long way.

 

[jake shaw]

I never had the problem of the side cover coming loose, but after reading the numerous posts on the subject i concocted a solution. I used Carb rubber clamps formally for a Honda CB750, which are a perfect diameter for the frame tube and are thin enough to fit the limited space. Attaches to a thin piece of sheet metal with a hole at each end and bolted to a small hole drilled in the side cover. If anyone goes this route you will need 2 nuts for the clamps size M4 x .7

 

[trapper]

Try this site you can order any part for the R3 and it will come painted the correct color. It is a little expensive but paint shops aren't cheep. I use it to get the parts I need since Triumph took the in town dealership away.

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Trapper